For a very broad generalization, I would say NE Mpls is nice area that has gentrified in the past decade and now an average duplex there is probably around the 350k-400k range.

It's not a good area and I doubt gentrification is on the way but if you want to get in the game sometimes you have to make sacrifices.

I’d say that’s too broad.

That's the name of the game. 

Of course, try and have a good game plan on what you want to do.  

That's too broad of a statement to be able to make any true movement on.That's like saying I want to live in the USA--but where exactly (???)

If you want to get ahead of the game you can check the zoning yourself to see if its even possible to do so.

The tenant who signed up for the new internet service in his name also never responds when I try to communicate and he has disturbed the other tenant several times by playing games late at night and being loud (the lease also states no one should cause disturbances and tenants areentitled to quiet enjoyment of the premises).My question is: what action should I take here?

You can't win if you don't play the game.

lolEric, if you are OOS and you are self-managing, there will be some costs associated with that, but the LL will still be ahead of the game.